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Show WESTERN kfelSp i Library Jult Lukt uitt ttf,h MLf Dr. Leon McCarrey Gets Appointment IH. i :ii , r . ?..' 4j CACHE VALLEY Dr. Leon R. McCarrey, a native of Richmond and Utah associate commissioner of high education, recently returned from the Pacific Northwest : d$4$r W. THE .J Conference on Higher Education with an appointment to the Conference's prestigious steering committee. He was asked to participate in the three-da- y conference June at the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and deliver a paper as part of the conference's symposium. McCarrey 's paper dealt with the challenges in coordinating curricula from a state agencys print of view. He is .director of Academic Affairs hi the Utah System of High Education, and is deeply involved in curricular matters at Utah's high education institutions. The Conferences overall theme, as stated in its preamble was Survival and Challenge. What is significant, the preamble said, is that in the competition for limited resources, governments are seeing other priorities, student interest in university attendance is diminishing, citizens are questioning the institutions role in society. The choice of this years topic falls in line with the purpose of the conference which is to discuss common problems, share experience and thinking, encourage cooperative activities of faculty and students of the several institutions. The Pacific Northwest Conference on High Education draws its membership from participating universities and colleges in Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and British Columbia. As a member of the steering committee, Dr. McCarrey will assist in planning future meetings and conducting the activities of the conference between meetings. He is one of nine NO. 29 VOL X LEWISTON. U1AH 84320 THURS., JULY 20, 1972 14-1- 6, McCARREY Cache Mayors Will Accept Tax Plan Logan passed an ordinance to cent sales collect the one-ha- lf tax for distribution on the point of sale basis. Problems may arise in the new plan since the county is operated on a calendar year and the cities on, a fiscal vear. ., In an attempt to recoup the loss of income they have sustained with the sales tax distribution being changed to a point of sales basis, Cache mayors have gathered forces and made a proposal of change of levy. MayarHichard Bagley of Richmond proposed that the cities all repeal the one-ha- lf cent sales tax, and the county collect the tax on all sales in the county instead. Then the county is to reduce the county mill levy by the amount of money received from this sales tax, and the cities can adjust their mill levies individually to bring in that amount to the communities. The proposal was put in the form of a motion, and passed unanimously by the 15 mayors attending an emergency . Juvenile Court Changes Blaine Austin, a native of Lewiston now living in Mendon, will assume the duties of probation officer in the juvenile court beginning Tuesday, August 1, due to the retirement of present officer Horace Carlson. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kent, directors of the juvenile detention center, will also be leaving August 1, and Mr. Carlson has recommended that Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Jones take charge of the center at night. Mr. Jones is a graduate student, working toward a masters degree in family relations, and Mrs. Jones is a graduate nurse working at the Logan hospital. meet- ing of the Cache Mayors Association held Monday moiling with Cache County Commissioners and the Logan City Commission. The county attorney, B. H. Harris, will follow up, working with the county commission, to see if this plan can abe worked out. If found workable, the proposal will redistribute approximately $100,000, the amount the cities of the county lost when -- , . representatives. The present conference Aftany Toured Hospital A Las t: Sundays open house for the F'raaklin County Hospital and INI uning Home was very with well over Nccessfel, 1,000 participating in guests of the facilities throughout tours and into the the afternoon two hours past running evening, the i p.m. planned for. W. Dees Palmer, ' administrat- or of the hospital complex, said came from viators throughout Franklin, Caribou and Oneida counties, and as far into tab as Salt Lake City. that U Throuihout the day, tourists expressed aurprise at the extent of ths facilities to Franklin County Commissioners and the hospital board, guides for the tours. Palmer said that he lfr. wiihed to express appreciation, oo belialf of himself and the 'wV' i-- r Power their support tor e, publi-dty-wrfs- interest in the institution. Congrstulst ions from area businesses and the community were vary gratifyiand ng also, Palmer said. Mr. Personnel Heave Meet or- ganization yras formed in Spokane, Wash.-- ; December, 1949, by merging the Pacific Northwest Conference on High Education with the Northwest Conference on the Arts and Sciences. .. COMPLETE FACILITIES The former Lewiston Sugar Factory buildings are situated on a 280 acre tract of ground and contain several sewage lagoons. Aside from the main factory, furnace building and warehouses, the site contains a large building of offices, guard building, machinery sheds and liquid storage tanks. Lewiston Enterprises is in the process of purchasing the entire package. Citizen Photo i During thenmUrWjuiy ygeirFeicfoiry r workshop was held by the State Board of Education, under the direction of DaVid L. Cortez,. Director cf Migrant Education, for dir octal arid .faachers of Post Office Hours weir migrant children fa Box Elder, Cache, Nebo, Carbon, Davis, Jordan, and Weber school disIVIia Janice Brown, the tricts. State IKigrant Records al Operator, Termin- and Secretary, conducted a large phase of the workshop by assisting Mr. The Lewiston Post Office will be closed during the lunch hour, between 1 and 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Weekday hours are S:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays the office is open between 3:30 a.m. and 12 noon. Lewiston postmaster, Alva Bowman announced, however, that a stamp vender for expertise fa the Tnuifer System ares. The purpoie of this workshop was to give instruction on the Migrant: Student Record Transfer Sys ten. This system is a national program sponsored by thell.S . Office of Education for the purposed keeping track of the Nation1! migrant children so that . better, health care and coordination of educational pro(between the hone, grams and state) can be school, provided. Cortex Nwith her Record purchase of stamps Is available when the office is closed. .. ? & The abandoned sugar factory at Lewiston is being eyed by a group of men in partnership known as Lewiston Enterprises, and a joint bid was submitted by Rangier i.' Districts Joined Forest Supervisor Merlin I. Bishop of the Cache National Forest today announced the consolidation of three Ranger Districts into two Districts and the elimination of me District headquarters. The change is being made after careful study and analysis of possible management alternatives. Supervisor Bishop explained that these consolidations are one measure being taken by the Forest Service to implement the National Economic Policy and to maintain quality management of the environment without increasing the costs. The consolidation calls for combining part of the Randolph Ranger District with the Logan District and part with the Ogden District. That portion of the Randolph District located north of the road connecting Hardware Ranch with Laketown, will be administered by the Logan District Ranger who is headquartered at 21 West Center, Logan, Utah. That part located south of the Hardware-Laketow- n road, including the Monte Cristo township, will be under the supervision of the Ogden District Ranger, Federal Office Building, Ogden. In addition, the Logan District Ranger v) i . :. i -V - ..: fW hospital board, to the Preston Citizen and its staff, and Utah "V:, ' v1 : .Vi S4 .. . . . A Richmond woman, May belle S. Miller, age 82, was seriously injured in this collision three miles north RESULTS IN INJURIES of Richmond last Thursday afternoon on SR 85. She received a compound fracture of the leg and fractured ribs wr hen ihe a ttempted a left turn in the car shown on the right, and drove into the path of the car on the left, driven by Beth Marsha II Rasmussen, 47, of Providence. Mrs. Rasmussen was treated and released. The Rasmussen auto was totaled and the other had about $400 damage. Cttizrra Photo by Gary Robs will administer Wells-vill- e Mountain and the Box Elder Campground, which have in the past been under the supervision of the Ogden Ranger. Date of implementation is set for August 1. Supervisor Bishop emphasized that consolidation of Ranger Districts is in line with Forest Service policy to provide high quality management of all National Forest lands. District headquarters are located where they will be accessible to the public and where they can provide the most service with existing personnel. Skabelund, Melvin Sadler, H. Ray Gibbons, Don Gibbons, Reed Mickelson, Arthur Men-di- irnDp Although a final price has not yet been disclosed, Dr. Skabelund mentioned a figure of and B. H. Harris. All are about $200,000, without the from the Cache Valley area. largest storage building. Plans for these facilities are to make the area an industrial site. The buildings will be leased to whatever interested manufacturing concern may need them, and the sewer lagoons located on the property are being eyed by Lewiston City. The complex includes three huge warehouses, one 300 by 100 feet, another 175 by 60 feet and the largest 350 by 125 feet. They are bird proof and fire retardent. A building of offices, complete with carpeting, is also included, and the grounds are landscaped. Two large storage tanks, now containing molas-sa- s, are situated on the grounds also, and a railroad spur runs through the property, with two block-lon- g coal storage pits located alongside it. The furnace area has two very large furnaces, and a d generator goes with the plant. Much of the sugar factory equipment has been removed, fait miscellaneous pieces of machinery are still in evidence, and also go with the factory sale. One motor with a belt costing about $5000 is in a room directly adjacent to the generator room. The main building has three stories with concrete floors, a fourth with a wood floor, and a smaller fifth floor, DU. CLARENCE J. FUNK also wood. Dr. Skabelund said that his group will be accepting applications of manufacturers or businesses who are interested in leasing facilities on this site. He added that alterations can be made to particular specifications. Legal requirements for the sale are in the process of being and Mr. of A Doctor of Philosophy deHenderson, daughter finalized at this time, and the Mrs. Irwin Henderson of Dow- Lewiston gree in engineering was conferEnterprises will own red upon Clarence J. Funk June ney. He served an LDS mission the factory in the very near in Texas. 14, 1972 by the University of future. Dr. Funk attended USU as a California at Los Angeles. Foundation National Science Dr. Funk is currently emundergraduate during 1965-6- 6 ployed as a physicist at the and received a B.S. in physics Undersea United States Naval from USU in 1966, and a M.S. in Research and Development Eighth ward scouts. Troop 80, Center at San Diego, and has physics from the University of arc serving an early breakfast California at Los Angeles. on July 24 from 6 to 8:30 a.m. in been a leader in fundamental Fron 1966 through 1971 he was tlie Rotary Shelter, Preston city research on usage of laser for underwater application. employed as a physicist at the park. Cost for adults is $1.00 and U.S. Naval Research and DeHe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. children under 12 will be 50 R. Funk and Richmond of velopment Center at Pasadena. cents. The public is invited. Cyril is a graduate of North Cache Currently Clarence, Joan and Breakfast will be serv'-- 1 free to ' is school two children reside al San holders of the Silvi he and Ihcir aver seminary, High award. married to the former Joan Diego. this body and" the City of Lewiston on the buildings and 280 acres of land. The group consists of Dr. Robert E. Skabelund, Lynn ni steam-operate- Richmond Man Earns Degree Scouts Serve |